Lisa Owen

Despite zero new cases of Covid-19 today a former public health boss who was at the centre of New Zealand's battle against swine flu says the coronavirus is going to be with us for years to come.

Dr… Video, Audio

For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak seven weeks ago, New Zealand has today reported no new cases of coronavirus.

There were times during the level 4 lockdown where new daily cases peaked… Video, Audio

Supermarkets are reporting a 140 percent jump in hair dyes and hair clipper sales have doubled, as New Zealanders take their hair into their own hands during lockdown.

Salons and barbers won't be… Video, Audio

Accommodation providers in Taranaki are seeing signs that domestic tourism could help them recover from the devastation caused by the Covid-19 virus.

With the borders closed for the foreseeable… Audio

Ōtaki is famous for its retail shopping and outlet stores - but following weeks of forced closure for most, some are having to think creatively to survive.

Many businesses have relied on the… Video, Audio

A leading oncologist says Pharmac's decision to backtrack on funding for the lung cancer drug Keytruda is a major blow for equality in the health system.

Laird Cameron, speaking on behalf of a group… Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

Cancer patients and New Zealanders on lists for elective surgery are facing long waits while the country remains under tight restrictions.

It has left some worried if they're even going to receive… Audio

Aucklanders are being warned a weekend of extremely wet weather hasn't brought the city any closer to seeing the end of what is a severe drought.

Parts of the city got more than half a metre of rain… Audio

Hundreds of students and staff at Auckland's Marist College are being offered Covid-19 tests in a bid to reassure the community.

Ninety-four people connected with the school have tested positive for… Video, Audio

The High Court has allowed a man to leave mandatory quarantine to visit his dying father, despite the son having recently returned from the United Kingdom.

His is one of 18 out of 24 cases the Prime… Video, Audio

For the first time since the Covid-19 outbreak New Zealand has recorded no new cases and no deaths.

But there is a strong warning, now is not the time to celebrate as New Zealand is not out of the… Video, Audio

Grieving communities are feeling the strain over having to ensure funerals and tangi are restricted to 10 people only.

More than 100 people turned up to a tangi near Christchurch this week, despite… Audio

A veteran New Zealand retailer is on a rent strike in what she describes as a battle to survive after losing an estimated $1 million in turnover in the last six weeks due to Covid-19.

Homeware store… Video, Audio

Māori communities in isolated areas are turning up in droves to be tested for Covid-19.

New mobile testing units are being deployed to rural areas and to whānau homes, and clinics are being set up at… Audio

The final blueprint for New Zealand's legal cannabis market has been released - giving the public all the information to decide how they will vote in the planned referendum.

The new details include a… Audio

Despite several days of queues at takeaway stores across the country, the next few weeks will reveal how many food businesses will actually be able to survive the impacts of Covid-19.

Indira Stewart… Video, Audio

If New Zealanders vote to legalise cannabis, there will be a cap on how much is grown every year, set by an authority that will also divide the quota between licenced growers. 

The government has… Video, Audio

News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio

A massive bang, and when the smoke cleared - there was a body.

A man has been charged with the murder of an Auckland woman on Friday morning, in the wake of an explosion that woke a suburb.

Mt… Audio